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As forecast, a storm moved through Lincoln County late Sunday and hung around through Monday, dropping about two inches of snow in Ruidoso and icing over roads, resulting in a rash of minor traffic accidents and a few more serious.

The storm left its welcomed mark at Ski Apache.(Photo: Courtesy/Ski Apache)

Lt. Lawrence Chavez with the Ruidoso Police Department said it was “pretty quiet” in the village and most of the activity on the roads occurred in the county.

Ski Apache was caught in swirling snow as evidenced by its webcam, and reported an accumulation of three inches by early Tuesday, Plunging nighttime temperatures are accommodating snow making for the ski season.

“We hoping for another inch as this storm matures,” Ski Apache marketing manager Justin Huffmon said Monday. “In addition, we will continue to make snow in preparation for winter operations that we hope to open mid-December.”

Readings in the area around Ruidoso and Alto reported half an inch of snow ranging up to a full inch in Angus and Bonito Lake to the north, meteorologist Chris Luckett with the Albuquerque forecast office of the National Weather Service said Monday.

Another round of snow moved in late Monday and into Tuesday with higher elevations above 8,000 elevation seeing an inch to two inches more, he said. The greater amounts were in western and northern New Mexico, he said.

Midweek in the Ruidoso area, temperatures will be cooler with a mixture of cloudiness, he said.

“It definitely will be cooler and overall, will remain below normal with the much colder air associated with a storm sitting over the West,” he said. “More moisture will be seeping in late Friday into Saturday. It looks like (the storm) will take a nice dive to the south and in Ruidoso, you could see some really good moisture in the form of rain or snow or both.”